MSK-radiology/ evolution/ gait Flashcards
what are the 4 types of radiology imaging?
- X-ray
- CT
- MRI
- ultrasound
what do the white and black parts of negative imaging of x-rays represent?
- black=air and soft tissue eg lungs
- white=dense material such as bone and metal
what plane are CTs taken in?
- axial
- image taken as through the legs
what are the features of cardiac muscles?
- branched and intercalated discs
- mononucleated
- striated
- central nucleus
- unvoluntary
what are the features of the inner longitudinal layer of smooth muscle?
- unbranched
- mononucleated
- smaller fibres than cardiac/ skeletal
- no visible striations-smooth
- elongated nuceli central to fibre
- unvoluntary
what are the features of skeletal muscle?
- unbranched
- multinucleated
- striated
- voluntary
which muscle type is split in 2?
skeletal muscle
what are the features of Type 1 skeletal muscle?
- low myosin ATPase
- many mitochondria
- red in colour
- myoglobin present
- slow contraction rate
what are the features of Type 2 skeletal muscle?
- high myosin ATPase
- few mitochondria
- white in colour
- no myoglobin
- fast contraction rate
what are the 2 layers of smooth muscle?
- inner longitudinal layer
- outer cross sectional
What are Tinbergen’s 4 questions?
- Proximate – How does it work?
- Ultimate – Why does it work?
- Synchronic – Now
- Diachronic - History
what is gait?
a persons pattern of walking
what is double limb support?
2 feet on the ground
what is single limb support?
1 foot on the ground
what is first double limb support?
initial contact